The Westport Country Playhouse has announced that it has scheduled an encore performance of its 75th Anniversary Season Re-opening Gala starring Christopher Plummer.
The Sunday, June 5, 5 p.m. event was scheduled after the Friday, June 3, 6:30 p.m. performance of his one-man show became a sell-out, an announcement said.
Written, arranged and performed by Plummer, �A Word or Two, Before You Go� will be the inaugural public production in the newly renovated theatre following an 18-month, $17.3 million renovation and expansion.
Tickets for the encore performance are $75; student/youth seats (age 25 and under) are $25.
�A Word of Two, Before You Go� is a prelude to the four-play summer series beginning June 16 under the artistic direction of Joanne Woodward.
Non-subscription tickets for individual plays in the summer season will go on sale on May 23 at 10 a.m. following a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
For information about the 75th Anniversary Season, visit www.westportplayhouse.org. For tickets to the encore performance by Christopher Plummer, call (203) 227.5137 ext. 38.
Christopher thinks he’s a much bigger star than he is. Ask someone in downtown New Haven or Trumbull or anywhere, to named just 5 Christopher Plummer movies. I doubt they will be able to.
And since when is number of movies made a tribute to how “big” a “star” on is? Ever heard of quality over quantity? And movies aren’t the end all and be all of acting!
I began watching Christopher Plummer about a
half century ago at Stratford Ontario. To see
him do Shakespearian tragedy in the afternoon
and comedy at night was theatre at its best.
No wonder—even then—he was considered among
the top five actors in the world. After a plethora
of “bravos” from Pinter to “Barrymore”—Tonys et al—he is considered by many (myself included)
the very best hands down. For him to contribute his magnificent talent to The Playhouse is
a compliment to our(and his) community.Perhaps Mr.
Bronov would prefer Cameron Diaz doing “Little Women”—as for me,I’m trying to get an early plane back from a trip to catch his Sunday
performance.
John Franklin
Westport
Chris is a charming actor. He projects a lot of personal glamor throughout his movies and plays. He is a good stage actor, chiefly because he’s got a beautiful, well trained voice and certain suave, old time mannerism. However, on screen, he is not the best actor that I have seen because he more or less plays himself; the roles that he portrays always sounding, looking like chris plummer. These being said, he is still a better actor than many others who consider themselves good in the acting profession.